Commissioning Consultant I

Summary

Join Cornerstone Commissioning, an industry-leading commissioning firm, as a Commissioning Specialist/Engineer. Lead and manage MEP commissioning projects independently, from award to client turnover. Develop fundamental commissioning practices and technical competencies related to building MEP and building automation control systems. Foster a high-performance culture, ensure customer satisfaction, and develop a best-in-class team. Responsibilities include reviewing design documents, generating commissioning documentation, performing site visits, and troubleshooting integrated systems. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Requirements

• Requires 2 - 8 years of experience in the commissioning or building controls industry
• Demonstrate exceptional oral, written communication, and project management skills
• Must have some technical competencies in Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and building automation systems
• A combination of education, experience and training may meet requirements
• Demonstrate exceptional communication skills in all situations
• Be effective at motivating project teams to engage in the commissioning process
• Strong oral and group dynamic skills are required. Must be able to professionally lead meetings and technical projects with a broad audience of varying skills and backgrounds
• Be a proficient writer who can succinctly communicate and manage information throughout all phases of a project (including commissioning documentation, reports, emails, etc.)
• Maintain a high level of transparency and open communication in a virtual, remote work environment
• Conduct all communication in a winsome way
• Possess and continually develop technical competencies related to MEP, BAS, and associated specialty systems
• Be able to read and understand MEP and architectural construction documents
• Perform and collaborate with hands-on troubleshooting of MEP and BAS controls systems. “Hands-on” means connecting our PCs to a building control system to monitor and evaluate system performance
• Specific to Cornerstone: have a strong, fundamental knowledge of MEP and life safety systems related to biomedical research facilities

Responsibilities

• Develop fundamental commissioning practices and technical competencies related to building Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing and building automation control systems
• Supporting client relationships for multiple commissioning projects
• Supporting reviews of MEP design documents: drawings and specifications and equipment submittals to ensure owner’s project requirements are met
• Reviewing MEP system controls sequences and participating in meetings to clarify and improve the sequences through final version
• Proficiently generating all Cx documentation including commissioning plans, commissioning specifications and commissioning reports using company templates and standards in BlueRithm (Cornerstone’s commissioning software)
• Generating pre-functional checklists using company templates and standards, then performing and documenting pre-functional checks of installed equipment on site, coordinating, and building rapport with contractors in the process
• Performing construction site visits to review installation progress and readiness of systems for testing and to identify and document discrepancies and issue resolution
• Generating Commissioning Issues Reports (CIRs) to document issues and discrepancies discovered on site
• Writing system-specific functional performance test scripts from equipment submittals and final control sequences, using company templates and standards
• Possessing thorough knowledge and understanding of the Building Automation System (BAS) and being able to use and manipulate BAS independently from contractors/owner personnel to review trends, alarm history and perform zone (room) performance testing
• Leading, documenting, performing, and troubleshooting integrated system tests (aka, system failure scenarios)

Benefits

• Salary range of $78,000- $85,000 annually
• Eligible to participate in the annual bonus program
• Medical, vision and dental insurance
• 401(k) plan with a company matching contribution
• Long-term disability, short-term disability, and life insurance
• Competitive Paid Time Off (PTO) and company paid holidays